Mirror driving me mad 3000M

[stockpie]

Since having a new windscreen fitted in October I simply cannot get rear view mirror to stay on it has has fallen off six or seven times now...have tried superglue, the five quid glass/ mirror stuff from the local spares place & backed it it up with tape..it still falls off ! I follow the instructions and clean glass with alcohol/ white spirit and sand down the metal part of mirror each time .

Should i give up & buy a lightweight sucker style -no jokes please- & hope it stays on? Ironically on old windscreen it stayed on with a single shaped sticky pad costing a quid. Needless to say have tried that too on new screen it falls off before you have even locked the door....

Have now wedged & taped to screen on the dashboard not ideal but total exasperation/ mental illness is imminent I fear (I have been driving 40 yrs & never had this problem before honest, doctor.....)

Chris

[plasticpig72]

do you think if you carefully degreased with Acetone it might be better.
Be carefull of anything nearby in plastic try not to touch the degreased area with your fingers.
good luck
Alan

[DAKOTAstorm]

I bought the sucker type and love it, shiney chrome finish, easily taken off screen making polishing the interior glass easier. It has never fallen off whilst driving, only when in winter storage.

[bluezeeland]

By the above, I guess you've tried swearing and calling it names ?

Seriously tho;
- degrease window location (not a convex area, too close to the roof)
- allow alcohol/degreaser to evaporate
- get a 'quid' pad, remove 1 side of wrap, apply some drops of superglue
- stick to window
- allow them to get 'used' to each other............
- next hour/day/week (when gathered braveness) remove other wrap

- stick on mirror, hold it, still, for a few minutes, and.......

Hope for the best !

[Barkychoc]

Warm the glass with a hairdryer first - it makes a big difference to the glue adhesion

[oliverb205]

Try heating (not melting!) the sticky pad with a hair dryer before P plying he mirror to the windscreen. Worked on my Mum's Escort cabriolet back in the day.

Oliver.

[mpowa]

stuck mine on with clear silicone sealant and its still on after 20 years . carefully scrape off the old double sided sticky pad ,apply a blob of silicone place the mirror in the desired position on the wind screen hold in place with a few strips of sticky tape until the silicone is dried , then remove the tape and jobs a good un !(hopefully)

[stockpie]

Thanks guys i will experiment with suggestions made ....the other week it fell off & landed on roster of switches causing flasher lights to come on....only knew 'cos a kind passer by knocked on my door ! Chris

[DavidY]

I had this issue on my Taimar, many moons ago, I just flagged down a windscreen repair van, and scrounged one of their sticky pads, this just worked, and the mirror nec=ver came adrift again. The pad was much stickier than those bought at a spares shop.

[jim3000s]

Had this problem many years ago. I found the best answer was to try and find slightly thicker sticky pads, and then use two or even three one on top of the other (as in laminated effect) this takes up the curve in the screen.
Jim

[phillpot]

had problems with mine, tried sticky pads scrounged from a screen fitter so presumably good quality and not old stock, thoroughly de-greased glass, Acetone, warmed glass with hair drier before sticking together.... best effort lasted about 2 days!


Bought some Loctite 319 ... Job Done